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Places in Lakewood

Coffee, cafés & 2,177 local spots in Lakewood

2,177 places in Lakewood: 333 places to eat and drink, 261 shops, 121 things to do and 9 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
2,177
27 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
333
4.2 per 1,000 residents
Shops
261
47 gifts · 4 antiques · 15 books
Things to do
121
36 outdoors · 15 arts · 12 landmarks
Places to stay
9
0.1 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Lakewood have?

Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.

A coffee town21 independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries, 63 with the sweet shops and chains.Galleries & stages15 galleries, museums, theaters and music venues.Seafood country5 seafood restaurants and fish markets.Gear up & get out7 outfitters, rentals, charters and gear shops.
The map

Where Lakewood gathers

373 of Lakewood’s 2,177 places sit within a five-minute walk of Lakewood Center Mall.

Lakewood Center Mall
373places in a five-minute walk of Lakewood Center Mall17% of Lakewood’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

333 places to eat & drink

247 restaurants, 63 cafés & treats, 19 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Things to do

121 things to do

58 fitness & sports, 36 parks & outdoors, 15 arts & culture. Local spots first.

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See all 15 arts & culture →
Shops

261 shops

56 clothing, 47 gifts & boutiques, 21 home & hardware. Local spots first.

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Places to stay

9 places to stay

9 hotels & inns. Local spots first.

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Everyday

1,254 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Health care 260Walgreens · Gottlieb Optometry · Johns Shop-Rite Pharmacy and Medical SupplyHair & beauty 197Vicki and Friends Salon and Blow Dry Bar · Lakewood.cutnstyle · CosmoProfBanks & insurance 172Bank of America · Tony Sanchez Farmers Insurance · Edward JonesOffices & pros 122Fedex Staffed · Partners Personnel · Spectrum StoreHome services 105Clover Laundry · M.A.W. Children's Center · Williams Family Child CareAuto & gas 78Pep Boys Auto Service & Tires · Carwood Car Wash & Detail Center · Mountain View Tire & Auto ServiceGroceries & convenience 50GNC · H Mart Cerritos · AmpmPets 19Your Elegant Pet · Vetco Total Care Animal Hospital · Centinela Feed & Pet SuppliesOther services 251ecoATM · Lakewood Equestrian Center · Orange County Curling Club
Community

199 schools, churches & public places

Where Lakewood learns, worships and gets things done.

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Schools & childcare 93Saint Joseph High School · Madison Elementary · Lindstrom Elementary SchoolPlaces of worship 52St Timothy Lutheran Church · Baitul Mukarram Mosque · Cityline ChurchTown & public services 30Lakewood Family YMCA · Angelo M. Iacoboni Library · City of Lakewood, California GovernmentCommunity groups 24Social Vocational Services · Food Finders · Harbor Dental Society
Next door

Lakewood and its neighbors

Its neighbors have more places per resident; Cerritos leads. Tap a town to see its places.

Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Cerritos51Long Beach45La Palma37Cypress34Bellflower31Hawaiian Gardens30Lakewood27

Talk & tips

Favorites, openings and closings from Lakewood neighbors.

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.